Major gaming studio, responsible for World of Warcraft and the Warcraft franchise, Diablo III and the Diablo franchise, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, and Overwatch.
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First impressions of World of Warcraft Dragonflight, part two: Dragonriding and dragging crafting
As is always the case with these World of Warcraft impressions, there was no way to stop with just part one. There's other stuff...
Massively Overthinking: The best MMO music of 2022
Years ago, MOP's Justin listened to hundreds - no, probably more like thousands - of MMO music tracks to narrow this topic down to...
Blizzard responds to World of Warcraft: Dragonflight criticism with questionable videos
If you're already tired of exploring the Dragon Isles in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, you can instead explore the new isles of cringe discovered...
First impressions of World of Warcraft Dragonflight, part one: Direction and narrative
While it's not really what will serve as a foundational component of my evaluation of World of Warcraft: Dragonflight as a whole, I think...
National Labor Relations Board denies Activision-Blizzard’s attempt to freeze Albany QA workers’ union vote
While this might have seemed like a Sisyphean effort on the part of Activision-Blizzard, it's still always good to know when flagrant unionbusting efforts...
Diablo Immortal promises catch-up mechanics, a new zone, and boss raid targeting in future updates
The devs of Diablo Immortal took a moment to answer some player questions, which in turn ended up being a sort of preview post...
The Daily Grind: Are you flighting dragons in the World of Warcraft?
Maybe the real boat to the Dragon Isles was the friends we made along the way? Wait, no, it was a boat. A highly...
End-of-Year Eleven: The Biggest MMO Surprises of 2022
All right, 2022, you are officially no longer allowed to surprise us any more because we're doing the end-of-year thing now and that means...
Blizzard addresses World of Warcraft Dragonflight bugs and raid release timing
Now that World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is out in the wild, it might be helpful for players to have a collated pile of informational...
Overwatch 2 summarizes hero updates, new map, returning events, and battle pass theme for Season 2
Next week will bring Season 2 to Overwatch 2, and if you haven't been paying attention to the reveals from Blizzard, then you'll be...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 398: Much ado about pie
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Dragonflight, the FTC challenge, Albion's Beyond the Veil and sub price increase, Camelot Unchained's new funding, ZeniMax's secret MMO, and Guild Wars 2's inventory, with adventures in LOTRO and New World, plus a mailbag topic on gaming mice.
Hearthstone preps March of the Lich King set with new patch
It's not quite launch day for Hearthstone's newest card set, March of the Lich King, but that's not going to stop Blizzard from being...
Microsoft to concede Call of Duty to Sony for 10 years to stave off UK government’s halt of ActiBlizz buyout
Over the past couple of months, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been putting Microsoft's buyout of Activision-Blizzard under a microscope, with...
WoW Dragonflight’s launch was a tale of belated boats and lagging logins
Hey, what's more old-fashioned than a messy and chaotic World of Warcraft expansion rollout? Good times it was last night, then, as Dragonflight's launch...
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight launches tonight [Update: It’s live!]
If you've been waiting eagerly for World of Warcraft: Dragonflight to arrive and wipe away Shadowlands as much as possible, your wait is rewarded...
How WoW Classic became a ‘hellscape of instrumental practices’
Are other people jerks when they decry your poor World of Warcraft performance, or is it your fault? That's the general topic being taken...
Overwatch 2 showcases Ramattra in a gameplay video and developer blog
There's a new tank rumbling into Overwatch 2 - the omnic leader of Null Sector known as Ramattra - and he's bringing a whole...
World of Warcraft explains Dragonflight’s modular design and the end of borrowed power
If you've ever wondered why World of Warcraft seems so slow to adjust to poorly received expansion pack systems, perhaps part of the blame...
The Daily Grind: What are some cool demonyms for players of different MMOs?
You're probably wondering what a demonym is, so I'm gonna tell you up front: No, it's not your demon name; it's the descriptive noun...
Battle Bards Episode 218: Peace and quiet
If anyone’s ever told you to “take a chill pill,” then the Battle Bards have your full dosage in today’s episode. Exploring peaceful and...